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viciar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • addict noun A person who is dependent on a harmful substance and cannot easily stop using it.
  • vitiate verb To spoil something or lower its quality or usefulness.

Senses

viciar is used for these senses in English:

  • addict (transitive) To make (someone) become devoted to a given thing or activity; to cause to be addicted. [from 17th c.]

addict — full definition

  1. noun A person who is dependent on a harmful substance and cannot easily stop using it.
  2. noun (informal) A person with a strong enthusiasm for something.
  3. verb To cause someone to become dependent on something, or to become dependent oneself.

vitiate — full definition

  1. verb To spoil something or lower its quality or usefulness.
  2. verb To corrupt someone morally.
  3. verb To rape or sexually violate someone.
  4. verb To make something invalid or no longer effective.
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